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Article: SALT LAKE'S MOMENT IN THE SUN WITH SCANDAL BEHIND THEM, UTAHNS PREPARE TO REALIZE THEIR DREAM.(Special Pullouts)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- February 4, 2002
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Byline: Paula Parrish News Staff Writer
SALT LAKE CITY -- Picabo Street danced on a table. President Clinton called with his congratulations. The Salt Lake Tribune filled its main news section with coverage from Budapest, Hungary.
The date was June 16, 1995. It was the day Salt Lake City, after decades of trying, was awarded the Winter Olympics, becoming the host for the 2002 Games.
At the time, Monica Lewinsky was unknown to 99.99 percent of the country. Major league baseball players finally were back on the field after their latest strike. FBI agents still were looking for Timothy McVeigh's accomplices in the Oklahoma City bombing. And Atlanta ...